More than 300 volunteers in the central city of Da Nang joined ameeting on November 30 to support the campaign of preventing domesticviolence against women and girls.
President of themunicipal Women’s Union Do Thi Kim Linh called on not only every memberof society but also authorities at all levels to engage in efforts toeliminate domestic violence and build happy families.
Shoko Ishikawa, a representative from the UN Women in Vietnam ,said it is essential to stop violent behaviour at families, schools,working and public places before it happens.
Children, in particular, are prone to become either victims orinflictors of violence if they regularly witness violent acts, shenoted, saying changing gender prejudice is needed to end the situation.
She suggested the city’s Women’s Union continue topopularise the Law on Gender Equality and Law on Domestic ViolencePrevention, while increasing sharing self-protection skills for womenand girls.
Statistics announced by the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) showed that up to 58 percent of Vietnamese marriedwomen reported that they experienced at least one type of domesticviolence in their lifetime, namely physical, sexual and emotionalviolence.
Over the past few years, Vietnam hasbuilt a legal framework on gender equality and domestic violenceprevention. The country signed the Convention on the Elimination of AllForms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a universal internationalhuman rights treaty, in 1980 and endorsed it in 1982.-VNA
President of themunicipal Women’s Union Do Thi Kim Linh called on not only every memberof society but also authorities at all levels to engage in efforts toeliminate domestic violence and build happy families.
Shoko Ishikawa, a representative from the UN Women in Vietnam ,said it is essential to stop violent behaviour at families, schools,working and public places before it happens.
Children, in particular, are prone to become either victims orinflictors of violence if they regularly witness violent acts, shenoted, saying changing gender prejudice is needed to end the situation.
She suggested the city’s Women’s Union continue topopularise the Law on Gender Equality and Law on Domestic ViolencePrevention, while increasing sharing self-protection skills for womenand girls.
Statistics announced by the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) showed that up to 58 percent of Vietnamese marriedwomen reported that they experienced at least one type of domesticviolence in their lifetime, namely physical, sexual and emotionalviolence.
Over the past few years, Vietnam hasbuilt a legal framework on gender equality and domestic violenceprevention. The country signed the Convention on the Elimination of AllForms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a universal internationalhuman rights treaty, in 1980 and endorsed it in 1982.-VNA
